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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

  • Match of the week and performer of the week
  • Kazuchika Okada leaving New Japan
  • What is next and where his decision stands
  • Coverage in Japan
  • Future prospects in AEW or WWE
  • How this not only affects New Japan but the change in the marketplace
  • Okada’s career legacy
  • Preview of Royal Rumble and Revolution
  • Full coverage of Battle in the Valley, the return to Chicago, and the next major events
  • Debut of Matt Riddle and Jack Perry with New Japan
  • Impact turns into TNA, business notes, full coverage
  • The PFL vs. Bellator dream card, lineup, how this relates to pro wrestling in the past, and how this show exemplifies the complete economic changes in the fight business
  • Full coverage of the ratings over the past week, including weekly ratings, competition, comparisons with a year ago and segment-by-segment
  • Dream rematch shows continue at Arena Mexico
  • Lots of new tournaments
  • Takagi vs. Mochizuki
  • Masa Fuchi main events at the age of 70
  • Anniversary of the first pro wrestling show in Japanese television
  • FantasticaMania notes
  • Wrestling references by Paul Walter Hausen at the Emmys
  • Demolition of famous arena
  • Kevin Von Erich is Israel
  • Update on Iron Claw movie business
  • Mark Hitchcock show update
  • New wrestling history book out
  • Examining WBD press release on AEW
  • New AEW international deal
  • Samoa Joe talks current scene
  • Advance ticket sales to WWE, AEW and UFC events
  • New AEW signee who will have a new gimmick and details as to why
  • Overseas programmer talks about AEW setting ratings record
  • Sean Strickland and sponsors and this isn’t going to be fun for Dana White when Bud Light hears about it
  • A college working with fighters for courses in fight disciplines
  • New Cena movie
  • Drug testing realities
  • WWE injury updates
  • WWE, AEW & TNA PPV updates
  • International TV ratings and streaming numbers
  • What Canadian ratings mean in comparison to U.S. numbers
  • Coverage of all the WWE house shows of the past week

This Week’s Retro Observer Newsletter

Tuesday Update

WWE

  • TKO stock closed this afternoon at $89.65 following the announcement that Raw would be moving to Netflix next January.
  • Bloomberg talked to Nick Khan on the new deal with Netflix.
  • After Pat McAfee congratulated WWE on X regarding the WWE/Netflix deal, Triple H replied: “You’re a part of this, @PatMcAfeeShow… You can’t get away now lol”.
  • CM Punk responded to the news with an Instagram post with a picture saying “Netflix and Phil”.
  • Today marks the 40-year anniversary of Hulk Hogan pinning The Iron Sheik to win the WWE Championship for the first time. WWE aired a video with Hulk Hogan commemorating the event on Monday’s Raw.
  • Here is the full segment between CM Punk and Cody Rhodes from Raw.
  • John Cena is appearing on tomorrow’s episode of Logan Paul’s Impaulsive podcast.
  • ESPN uploaded an 18-minute video from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s appearance on First Take this morning.
  • The company has released their annual Royal Rumble by the numbers video.
  • Former SNL star Jay Pharoah, along with Big E, Xavier Woods, and Kofi Kingston will be guests on The Bump this Wednesday.
  • WWE has filed trademarks for “The Global Leader in Sports Entertainment” and “The Global Leader in Sports and Entertainment”. They also trademarked the names ‘Angel Garza’ and ‘Lucien Price’ on January 22.
  • Footage has surfaced of WWE president Nick Khan appearing on an episode of Wheel of Fortune back in 2000.
  • Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley from the 2022 Royal Rumble has been uploaded to WWE’s YouTube page.

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